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Scaling
Unwanted buildup of solid deposits on flow exposed surfaces of pipes, pumps, heat exchangers and other process equipment.
Pipe components in FluidFlow has the feature to model the impact of reduced flow cross section due to scaling. Users have the option of defining scaling by applying readily available information from the database or using an arbitrary value.
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